Police yesterday arrested 11 robbers, including four women, of a gang and seized 31 tolas of stolen gold ornaments from their possession in the city's Khilgaon area early yesterday.
The arrestees were identified as Tania Begum, 20, Dhania Begum, 22, Rashu, 23, Delwar, 40, his wife Rushia, 35, Mohammad Roni, 20, Harun-or-Rashid, Rajib Ahmed, Mohammad Yusuf, 41, Arif Hossain and Abdul Haque.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) Nobojyoti Khisha of Khilgaon Police Station said they arrested Tania and her sister Dhania in a raid in the Culvert area.
On their confessional statement, they seized the gold from the residence of Delwar, who used to keep the stolen gold, and arrested other members of the gang, Sub-Inspector (SI) Mohammad Aslam Hossain told The Daily Star.
He said their ringleader is Mafia alias Chunni, who is now in jail after being arrested in June, but her gang members were active under the leadership of her daughters Tania and Dhania.